Lisette & Tyler, or L&T for short, are both a business venture and a love story.  Whenever someone asks how long they've been together, or how they started as a duo, Lisette likes to tell them "I knew Tyler before he knew I existed."   Scroll down memory lane to learn more about our story...  

TODAY:

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2025: BACK ON BOARD

We didn’t stay away for long! After returning from our Arctic adventure in May, we packed our summer at home with performances at many of our favourite Ontario venues.

Three short months later, we are on the move again: this time boarding Ponant’s Le Dumont D’Urville for a Mediterranean journey like no other.

From Croatia to Greece and Italy, with stops in Spain and the northern coast of Africa, our itinerary  promises rich culture, warm sunsets, and plenty of music. Plus, once the Mediterranean season wraps, we travel cross the Atlantic once again, sailing on to Panama and the Grenadine islands.   After our last epic winter contract, it's time for some beaches!

We can’t wait to share each chapter of our next adventures with you!

2024: A HAWAII HONEYMOON

Since our wedding happened during the pandemic, we’d never taken a honeymoon trip abroad. 

So, in January, we finally changed that, spending nine incredible days in Hawaii on the island of Oahu. I made a reel for each day on Instagram, capturing everything from beach sunsets,  wildlife  and scenery, to local food, hikes and hula dances. We even went skydiving! (That video lives on YouTube.) 

After another busy Ontario summer, we finally carved out time to record a new original song and released our single 'You Can Fly' on November 24th, which just so happened to be the day we boarded a new cruise contract.. 

We’d often been asked if we’d return to performing at sea, and hadn’t made plans to return - until the perfect opportunity came along: 

That winter, we joined French cruise line Ponant aboard their luxury icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot for five and a half months. Our journey took us through Scandinavian countries, across the Atlantic, and even to Greenland and Iceland.

It was a once-in-a-lifetime contract that not only reignited our love for life at sea but also inspired us to immediately plan our next voyage with Ponant.

2023: BUILDING THE BRAND

I had fun really leaning into branding our fav colours -  purple and blue - from our logo, and they quickly became our signature colours for everything - this was the year I dyed my hair purple for the first time! 

This was also the year we expanded into the wedding world. In January, we took part in Canada’s Bridal Show in Toronto, our first big wedding show, which was a huge success booking more weddings than ever before.

Year two of gigging full-time across southern Ontario saw us back up and down the 401, from casinos and luxury hotels to bustling restaurants, favourite local bars, and even private golf and yacht clubs.

By year’s end, we proudly filed our first HST return for L&T Entertainment, a little paperwork milestone that felt just as exciting as any gig.

2022: TAKING THE LEAP

With our final Carnival contract behind us, we decided to see if we could make a go of it full-time in Ontario.

It was a big step;  we’d been cruise ship musicians since graduating from music school, so the idea of fully planting our roots 'on land' and relying solely on ourselves to book up work for the summer, was exciting but more than a little nerve-wracking. 

April and May were dedicated to reaching out to every live music venue we could find, from Windsor to the GTA. 

Slowly but surely, the calendar filled up for our first summer back, and by the end, we had met our ambitious goal: to match our cruise ship income with gigs on land!

This milestone also marked the official launch and registration of our business: L&T Entertainment.

2021:  BACK AT SEA

After more than a year on land, the cruise industry finally began to resume operations, and that summer we joined our last Carnival ship – the Carnival Magic.

Originally planned as a four-month contract, we quickly realized that COVID was still making live music scarce back home. Many venues weren’t yet returning to regular programming, and patio season was nearing its end, which meant winter in Ontario (and even fewer opportunities).

So, we extended our contract another 4 months, not returning to Ontario until February 2022. 

2020: TWICE AS MUCH FUN

"Hey everyone! Thanks for reading! After 7 years together, we tied the knot September 5th, 2020!!

Though travels were suspended due to COVID-19, we are thrilled to have released our debut EP "Lost at Sea" back in March of in 2020 and so happy to have started our next chapter in life together as Mr. & Mrs. in 2021 and beyond!

In the spirit of new year’s resolutions, our future projects include blogging, building our email list to someday start a monthly newsletter, & continuing to write and release new music, share our travel adventures, and never-ending love story!"

2019: A WHOLE NEW DUO

The Carnival Inspiration 2019 marked L&T's first cruise contract as a Duo.  During this time, they focused on learning new songs, developing their new sound, and expanding their versatility with new equipment.  They also spent more time connecting with guests and engaging with their growing audience on social media.

While home, L&T made monthly appearances at Caesars Windsor while focusing their free time on future wedding plans, and writing/recording original music for their EP 'Lost at Sea'.  This brought them to their next ship: the Carnival Liberty where the duo continued wedding planning, finishing their EP & releasing a series of new cover videos online.

TIME TO TRAVEL

It was in 2016 that the couple applied to Carnival Entertainment together.  Lisette graduated in the summer, and they joined the Carnival Inspiration in the fall, as members of the Showband "Imagine Blue."  They also volunteered to perform as a duo onboard, for the ship's weekly Captain's Celebration. This was a learning experience as entertainers, musicians and team members, gaining knowledge and friendships while travelling from Long Beach, California to Baja Mexico and Catalina Island for 6  months.

After returning home, the duo continued gigging sporadically, landing their debut performance at Caesars Windsor casino's COSMOS Stage in 2017.  In addition, Tyler earned a position in the pit orchestra for Windsor Light Musical Theatre's production of Mamma Mia! and Lisette put her StudioArt Minor to use, launching her own artist shop, as an art vendor, and graphic designer @lisettestudio.  

Their second cruise contract brought them to Galveston, Texas and Cozumel, Mexico in 2018, as members of the Showband "Sail Force One" on the Carnival Valor.  They continued to learn new repertoire in multiple genres and had the opportunity to perform in the Playlist Production main stage show "America Rocks."  L&T also performed weekly as a duo in the ship's Red Frog Pub.  This seven month contract was the stepping stone for them to transition into the Mainstream Duo position with Carnival Cruise Line.

GOING THE DISTANCE

In 2013, Tyler was accepted to study abroad at the Berklee College of Music in Valencia, Spain, where he completed his 1-year Masters Program in Contemporary Studio Performance.  L&T successfully embraced the long-distance relationship during their studies, and Lisette travelled to Europe to see him graduate in 2014.

Ty was the first to accept a contract with Carnival Cruise Line in the Summer of 2015.  Later that year, he also taught as a session instructor for the Guitar Techniques class at the University of Windsor.

BUDDING BUSINESS

"Hi :).  I'm Lisette, thanks for reading this far!  I enjoy telling our story, and looking back on it reminds me how far we've come.  As I mentioned at the top of this page, I knew Tyler before he knew I existed.  We met in 2009 - my dad taught Tyler in high school guitar class.  Ty's talent and handsome charm clearly left a lasting impression, and actually earned him the spot as my 'Secret Crush' in my Grade 12 year book, (even after he had already graduated lol).  

In 2012, we started dating while both studying music at the University of Windsor's School of Creative Arts.  During that time we would often gig with fellow music students around town.  We began our professional journey together as a Jazz Duo, because Jazz was the bulk of the repertoire we knew from our studies at the time.  We began entertaining for local corporate events, weddings, etc. and the rest is history."

See what L&T are up to now: EVENTS